All-Star game

[Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>]

It's a bit early to be thinking about All-Star weekend but Joe has
made some points about Pierce and Antoine's shots at making it.
The starters are voted on by the fans so who knows what'll happen,
you might get Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter starting even if the
Raptors have a losing record. The probable starters are Mourning,
Kemp, Hill, Iverson, and some popular choice like Marbury or Carter.

The reserves are chosen by the coaches though (and not sportswriters,
thankfully), and typically the player's team has to be doing pretty 
well (or at least better than expected) for the player to be
considered. Hopefully both Walker and Pierce know this and realize
that if they continue their current unselfish, team-oriented play
in leading their team to wins, they have good shots regardless of
specific statistical contributions.

Alex